Parkes 595894 185713210 2008-01-20T21:27:13Z 88.73.123.18 '''Parkes''' may refer to: * Sir [[Henry Parkes]], Australian politician and "Father of Federation" There are also several things named after him: * [[Parkes, New South Wales]], a regional town * [[Parkes Observatory]], a radio telescope near Parkes, New South Wales * [[Parkes, Australian Capital Territory]], a suburb of Canberra * the [[Division of Parkes (1901-69)]], an abolished Sydney electorate in the Australian House of Representatives * the [[Division of Parkes]], a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives * the [[Tenterfield School of Arts]] known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts, a museum in the building where Parkes made the famous "Tenterfield Oration" In addition, '''Parkes''' may refer to: * [[Walter F. Parkes]], an American screenwriter and producer * [[Parkes process]], a pyrometallurgical industrial process * UK cartoonist [[Larry (cartoonist)|Larry]], born Terence Parkes. {{disambig}} [[de:Parkes]]